Includes instructions on how to grow clover and some key pros and cons to consider before planting If this sounds like a dream come true, you should consider growing a clover lawn However, you'll want to understand the basics of the plant before you walk out the door and start buying seeds. A thread in the southwest gardening forum, titled clover. Renee, your white clover is ok in the lawn Some people like having clover in their lawn and others feel that it disrupts the uniformity of a grass lawn
When white clover thrives in a lawn it suggests that the grass is not getting enough nitrogen fertilizer (clovers as legumes are able to use atmospheric nitrogen) The other photo shows a weed that is not a clover It is a weed that grows in. White clover is a perennial broadleaf used often as ground cover, about 2.5 inches high, blooming from may to october You would like to control the dandelions in your new lawn without harming the clover Unfortunately, chemicals that can kill broadleaf plants and not the lawn can kill both dandelions and clover.
The plant does spread because of its rhizomatous growth habit (underground lateral stems) The plant can be controlled with selective broad leaf herbicides like (triclopyr), which is also used to control balckberry, or nonselective herbicides like round up. Check out the largest plant identification database in the world Read plant and insect reference guides at daves garden. The chemicals most recommended to kill yellow nutsedge but not kill clover are halosulfuron and bentazon You will need to check with a good full service garden center or a landscape supply company to see what products are available that contain these chemicals.
We are considering overseeding our lawn with dutch white clover but are concerned about how much the clover might spread
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